Team Manager Core CAMHS

Saarthy Travel Solutions; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cheltenham is seeking a dedicated Team Manager to enhance core CAMHS teams. The role involves conducting assessments and managing staff to ensure high-quality mental health services for children and young people. Ideal candidates have experience in CAMHS interventions and a relevant professional qualification. Join a committed team focused on delivering effective, inclusive mental health care.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing CAMHS-based mental health interventions.
• Ability to support team wellbeing and foster a positive culture.
• Skills in overseeing team performance and managing caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Support CAMHS staff to deliver effective clinical work.
• Foster a positive team culture and staff wellbeing.
• Oversee team performance and activity.

Skills

CAMHS assessments

Clinical risk assessments

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Staff management

Education

Current registered professional qualification in psychology, mental health nursing, social work, or occupational therapy

Job description

Gloucestershire Core CAMHS are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled, and supportive individual to provide additional team manager capacity to our core CAMHS teams.

Core CAMHS provide a range of mental health services to children and young people (0 to 18) in Gloucestershire. The service is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professionals offering assessments and interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, emotional coping skills, and Family Therapy.

We are looking for someone who can nurture and develop our teams as we continue to offer high standards of assessment and treatment. We have made significant progress in reducing waiting times, making this an exciting time to join and help us develop our service.

As a Team Manager, you should have the clinical skills and knowledge to conduct CAMHS assessments and clinical risk assessments. You should also have experience in providing CAMHS-based mental health interventions. A current registered professional qualification in psychology, mental health nursing, social work, or occupational therapy is required.

Our workforce of over 5000 colleagues across 55 sites and within people's homes is committed to a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse workplace culture that fosters a sense of belonging and trust.

Our staff engagement is high, with positive survey results indicating strong staff satisfaction and trust in the organisation. We are dedicated to becoming a great place to work, with ongoing investments in staff wellbeing and service quality.

The role includes operational and line management responsibilities such as:

• Supporting CAMHS staff to deliver effective clinical work
• Fostering a positive team culture and staff wellbeing
• Overseeing team performance and activity
• Managing caseloads with a focus on risk and safeguarding
• Ensuring governance, quality assurance, and reflective practice
• HR responsibilities including performance management and appraisals
• Updating staff job plans quarterly
• Planning and delivering service and quality improvements
• Leading CAMHS meetings to promote multidisciplinary collaboration
• Embedding routine outcome monitoring to demonstrate improvements
• Analyzing performance data for audit and evaluation